Stocks gain momentum, on track for best week since July; Dollar rebound keeps advance in checkOctober 9th, 2009 Stocks edge higher, adding to the week's big gainsNEW YORK — The stock market is keeping its momentum going and giving stocks their best week in more than two months. The Dow Jones industrial average is at a new high for the year as health care and utility stocks rise.
US stocks mixed ahead of earnings reportsOctober 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks posted mixed results Wednesday as Wall Street braced for the start of the third-quarter earnings season in the US. Financial firms posted gains, but telecommunications companies were down on a light trading day in New York.
Uzbekistan women earning RM100K monthly as prostitutes in MalaysiaOctober 6th, 2009 KUALA LUMPUR - The Malay Criminal Investigations Department has revealed that women from other countries are making big bucks in the prostitution trade in the country, with Uzbekistan women earning RM100,000 monthly. Criminal Investigations Department Director Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Bakri Zinin said police considered the fight against prostitution a serious matter and would never let up in their effort to eradicate it.
Earning expectations propel Sensex to end above 17,000 (Roundup)September 30th, 2009 MUMBAI - Expectations of an improved earning season for India Inc pushed a key index of Indian equities markets Wednesday above the 17,000-mark for the first time in 16 months. The sensitive index (Sensex) of the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), which opened at 16,868.46 points, ended at 17,126.84 points, up 273.93 points or 1.63 percent from Tuesday's closing figure of 16,852.91 points.
US stocks improve for fifth straight daySeptember 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks rose for a fifth straight day Thursday as weekly jobless claims fell and energy sectors gained. Weekly unemployment claims decreased a more-than-expected 26,000 to 550,000, according to the Labour Department.
Stocks open slightly lower as Federal Reserve begins meeting; productivity surgesAugust 11th, 2009 Stocks open slightly lower ahead of Fed meetingNEW YORK — Stocks fell moderately in early trading Tuesday as the Federal Reserve begins a two-day meeting that could provide new insight into how the economy is faring. It is widely expected that the central bank will hold interest rates steady at near zero when they end their meeting Wednesday, but investors will be keeping a close watch on what the Fed has to say about the current state of the economy.
Stocks push higher as August trading begins amid signs of healing in manufacturing, housingAugust 3rd, 2009 Stocks extend gains after manufacturing reportNEW YORK — Another dose of good economic news is sending stocks higher. The Institute for Supply Management reports that while manufacturing activity slowed during July, it did so at the slowest pace in nearly a year.
US stocks crawl higher after Goldman Sachs earningsJuly 15th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks edged up Tuesday after Goldman Sachs posted surprising quarterly earnings and retail earnings rose by the most since January. Goldman Sachs overwhelmed Wall Street expectations, earning $2.7 billion in the second quarter of the year despite the ongoing economic crisis, its best performance since a record year in 2007.
Brazil stocks down again after US reports job lossesJuly 3rd, 2009 Brazil stocks down again after US job lossesSAO PAULO — Brazilian stocks are down for the second day in a row after weak U.S. jobs data raised doubts about recovery for the world's biggest economy.
AP: States hiring freezes allow numerous exceptions, some of them costlyJune 18th, 2009 AP: Numerous cracks found in state hiring freezesSome details about state hiring freezes:
— Ohio: Golf course workers, parks officers and 17 administrators earning six-figure salaries were among 777 exceptions to its January 2008 hiring limits. — Alabama: Gov.
Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker give birth to baby girlMay 13th, 2009 WNBA star Parker gives birth to baby girlNEW YORK — Los Angeles Sparks star Candace Parker has given birth to a baby girl. It is the first child for the WNBA's reigning MVP and rookie of the year and husband Shelden Williams of the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Oakland Athletics reliever Joey Devine has season-ending surgery on pitching elbowApril 22nd, 2009 Oakland RHP Devine has season-ending elbow surgeryNEW YORK — Oakland Athletics reliever Joey Devine is out for the season following surgery on his right elbow. The operation was performed Tuesday by Dr.
US stocks fall further on Bernanke testimonyMarch 4th, 2009 NEW YORK - US stocks Tuesday continued falling to their lowest levels in more than a decade after government officials said more money would be required before the US financial sector could recover. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned in congressional testimony warned of 'considerable uncertainty' over the pace of the US economic recovery and warned the financial industry had yet to be stabilized.
Wall Street falls as retailers bring down marketJanuary 7th, 2009 NEW YORK - Wall Street opened lower Thursday after big US retailers reported disappointing sales in the holiday shopping season. Retailers such as Wal-Mart, Macy's and Limited Brands cut earning forecasts after recession-hit consumers reduced holiday spending.
US stocks slide amid concerns of bleak corporate outlookDecember 22nd, 2008 NEW YORK - US stocks fell Monday amid concerns of a gloomy outlook for fourth-quarter corporate earnings, the future of the car industry and whether government efforts to revive the economy would succeed. Monsanto Co.
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